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birthright

noun
/ˈbɝθ.ɹaɪt/US/ˈbɜːθ.ɹaɪt/UK

Etymology

From birth + right. Compare West Frisian berterjocht (“birthright”), Dutch geboorterecht (“birthright”), German Geburtsrecht (“birthright”). Compare also Icelandic frumburðarréttur (“birthright”).

  1. derived from *h₃reǵt-✻ — “to straighten; direct”
  2. inherited from *h₃reǵtom✻
  3. inherited from *rehtą✻ — “a right”
  4. inherited from *reht✻
  5. inherited from riht
  6. inherited from right
  7. compounded as birthright — “birth + right”

Definitions

  1. Something a person is entitled to due to the circumstances of their birth, such as an…

    Something a person is entitled to due to the circumstances of their birth, such as an inheritance or citizenship.

    • Though it's the birthright of man to unify and live his life as one / A whisper of the word will let you soar with your soul

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA